Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Margolis went to Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He was perhaps most famous for his supporting roles in Scarface and the films of Darren Aronofsky: π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain specifically for Margolis. He had recurring roles on numerous TV shows, including The Equalizer, HBO's Oz, Law And Order, Crossing Jordan and most recently Showtime's Californication and Breaking Bad. He also appeared in a first season episode of Quantum Leap. In 1991, he also played Helmut Dieter in soap opera Santa Barbara.
Born: 26 November 1939 • Died: 03 August 2023
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Every Last Secret
Grandpa
Your Honor
Carmine Conti
Minyan
Itzik
Abe
Benjamin
Snowpiercer
Old Ivan
Prodigal Son
Rudolph Swann
Baja
Don Primo
Valley of Bones
El Papa
One Fall
Walter Grigg Sr.
A Remarkable Life
Landon
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Panos
Nasty Baby
Richard
You Bury Your Own
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The Abandoned
Jim
Better Call Saul
Hector Salamanca
Northern Borders
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12 Monkeys
Mr. Werner
Constantine
Felix Faust
The Affair
Arthur Solloway
Gotham
Paul Cicero
Noah
Magog (voice)
The Blacklist
Jakov Mitko
Beneath
Mr. Parks
Stand Up Guys
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Dig
Heinrich Berger
Elementary
Abraham Misraki
The Courier
Stitch
Immortals
The New Priest (uncredited)
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Grandpa
American Horror Story
Sam Goodman
Person of Interest
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Fairly Legal
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Black Swan
Mr. Fithian / Patron
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Whitey Brennan
The Good Wife
Jim
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Nobody
Professor Hagel
Defiance
Jewish Elder
The Wrestler
Lenny
Haber
Bremer
Breaking Bad
Tío Salamanca
Gone Baby Gone
Leon Trett
Californication
Al Moody
The Girl Next Door
Homeless Man Hit By Car
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
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Sal Minetta
The Fountain
Father Avila
Brotherhood
Jacob Weiss
Umney's Last Case
Vernon Klein
Stay
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Camp Hollywood
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Fallon (uncredited)
Infested
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Nicolai Zosimov
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Slim
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mario Damiano
Crossing Jordan
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Hardball
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Queenie in Love
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Boss of Bosses
Piney Armone
The Tailor of Panama
Rafi Domingo
Hannibal
Perfume Expert
100 Centre Street
Merle Kiefer
Starwater
Requiem for a Dream
Mr. Rabinowitz
Dinner Rush
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Fast Food Fast Women
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Flawless
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End of Days
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Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
Now and Again
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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18 Shades of Dust
Mickey Blue Eyes
Gene Morgansen
The Thomas Crown Affair
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Sex and the City
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Oz
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Richard D'Ambrosio
Absolute Power
Red
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Philip DeMarco
I Shot Andy Warhol
Louis Solanas
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Captain Hunt
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Mr. Shickadance
Where the Rivers Flow North
New York Money
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Bobadilla
The Pit and the Pendulum
Mendoza
Descending Angel
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Law & Order
George Lobrano
Law & Order
Bronson
Law & Order
Frankie Polito
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Gen. Olmedo
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Glory
10th Connecticut Soldier
Quantum Leap
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Memories of Manon
Jimmy
White Hot
The Tin Man
Lady Mobster
Peter Colicos
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dr. Nel Apgar
Jake and the Fatman
Miracola
The Rosary Murders
Father Max
Almost Partners
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The Secret of My Success
Maintenence Man
The Bedroom Window
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The Equalizer
Jimmy
I Want To Go Home
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The Cotton Club
Charlie Workman (uncredited)
Far from Poland
Adam Zarewski
Scarface
Shadow
Eddie Macon's Run
5:00 Bar Owner
Rage of Angels
Ricky
Diner
Earl Mager
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Sgt. Meyers
The Avenging
Pedro Quintana
Arthur
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Christmas Evil
Man #2
Dressed to Kill
Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
A Jury of Her Peers
Mr. Hale
Going in Style
Prison Guard
The Other Side of Victory
Jemmy
Short Eyes
Mr. Morrison
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)
Kojak
First Gunman
Kojak
Gunman
Columbo
Cosner